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Embolization
A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
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A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
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| embolisationnoun | Alternative spelling of embolization. [(surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.] |
| arterioembolizationnoun | arterial embolization |
| radioembolizationnoun | (surgery) A form of internal radiotherapy in which small radioactive particles are surgically implanted |
| thromboembolizationnoun | (medicine) The process by which a thromboembolus is formed. |
| radioembolisationnoun | Alternative form of radioembolization. [(surgery) A form of internal radiotherapy in which small radioactive particles are surgically implanted] |
| thermoembolizationnoun | thermal embolization |
| thromboobliterationnoun | The obliteration of blood vessels by blood clots. |
| thrombosuctionnoun | The removal of thrombi via a catheter |
| thrombolysisnoun | The breaking down of blood clots by pharmacological or other means. |
| thrombotherapynoun | The formation of blood clots for therapeutic purposes. |
| vasoobliterationnoun | The obliteration of blood vessels |
| atheroablationnoun | Ablation of an atheroma. |
| thromboexclusionnoun | The exclusion of a vessel by the formation of a thrombus within the vessel. |
| electrocoagulationnoun | (surgery) A form of electrosurgery in which a high-frequency electric current is used to bring about the coagulation and destruction of tissue. |
| diathermocoagulationnoun | (surgery) The use of diathermy to cauterize blood vessels and reduce bleeding. |
| bleednoun | An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia. |
| hemoperfusionnoun | (medicine) A procedure in which drugs or toxins are removed from a patient's blood by passing it through a column of charcoal or other adsorbent material |
| vasoligationnoun | ligation of the vas deferens (or of a blood vessel) |
| electrothrombosisnoun | The formation of a blood clot by electric current, used for aneurysm treatment. |
| electrocoagulatornoun | (surgery) A device used in electrocoagulation |
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